Not in Kansas Anymore: a supercut

Above is the fruit of a few months of work: various instances of people saying something close to, "We're not in Kansas anymore." Despite the fact that no one gets the original line from the The Wizard of Oz completey right ("Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"), it nonetheless evokes that film every time it's said. What's interesting to me about that is that it's at cliche status at this point, yet unlike, say, "catch-22" or the also frequently mangled "You're going to need a bigger boat," the saying hasn't superseded its source, no matter how many times it's been said (as evident in the amount of times Toto and Dorothy are brought up alongside it). It's pretty amazing how tenacious a hold Oz still has on pop culture (I find myself referencing it constantly, and not just in the "Kansas" way).

A full list of the movies and TV shows included in this clip are below. Supercut spoiler alert!

And to think I considered this phrase tired when I heard it in an ad for Avatar. Now I'm wondering if Cameron also threw in "Don't go there" and "That's what she said" too (still sick of that movie even though I haven't seen it yet.)

I can't imagine the mountain of shit you had to view to pan out these nuggets.

Please stick to content like this, it's always very interesting. On the other hand, your commentary on current pop culture is generally worthless and off-base. You seem to be able to find gems from the past and resurface them, but with current pop items, you just dismiss them as valueless regardless of the actual merit.

I dunno if you knew this or not but I"m going to assume you did, but just in case, in "Mysterious Skin," she was actually being literal... they were actually from Kansas, lol. But I guess it's still funny because even though it's literal it fits so well with the cliche. Which was probably why you put it in. :D

KilPatrick obviously ignores all commentary on reality TV, concert DVDs, HSN, and TV interviews on this site. And, you know, your day job over at VH1.

Great job on the supercut. I might make it homework for my theater students who just don't get that saying or singing every line with the exact same inflection regardless of context isn't good acting. This'll learn'em good.